longitudes
- plural of longitude.
Example Sentences
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Because the planet rotates as it moves across the face of its star, changes in the signal over time correspond to different longitudes on the planet.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 11, 2026
According to Sotheby's, the piece contains 94 cities inscribed within it, each marked with their respective longitudes and latitudes, along with 38 star pointers linked by intricate floral tracery.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
This is the path determined by choosing an angle and crossing all longitudes at this fixed angle.
From Slate ● Jan. 21, 2026
A Latin inscription next to him reads “In this mountain range, King Ptolemaeus uses a world-compass and through astrology, by longitudes and by latitudes, he constructed a mappa mundi and a cosmography.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2023
Then I turn my attention to the longitudes and latitudes on the map’s sides.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
